I was really drawn to the Gift Wrapped stamp set from the current minicatalogue. It comes in a bundle with a matching punch, which I also like. Punches take a little bit more room to store, but they're definitely faster, especially if you're mass-producing a card like this one with the same image appearing three times.
I also liked that the Hand Stamped colour combo included two of the new In Colors, so I was happy it gave me a chance to use them. I love this year's In Colors, The Bumblebee is a nice golden shade that's very easy to incorporate in various color pairing and the Magenta is different and does fill a hole that we had in the colour palette. (This always become apparent when I'm using patterned papers and trying to match it to cardstock - there are certain shades than I can never find in either my current or retired cardstock options).
This was kept pretty simple. I gold-embossed the three large bows from the set on cardstock and punched them out. I embossed my white background using the Hammered Metal 3D embossing folder and I added my sentiment on a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock, punched with the Banners Pick a Punch. I added resin dots and enamel dots to the bows and strip. A little bit of Magenta Madness ribbon (love the texture of the In Color ribbons this year!) finishes the card.
I repeated the three bows in their respective ink colours on the envelope to match.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Enveloppé d'amour (Gift Wrapped)
Cardstock: Bumblebee, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Magenta Madness
Ink: Bumblebee, Coastal Cabana, Magenta Madness, VersaMark
Accessories: Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, White Medium Envelope,
Playing with Patterns Resin Dots, 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots,
Banners Pick a Punch, Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder
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